PMID- 35266323 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220426 LR - 20220716 IS - 2324-9269 (Electronic) IS - 2324-9269 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 5 DP - 2022 May TI - CircFOXM1 acts as a ceRNA to upregulate SMAD2 and promote the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. PG - e1914 LID - 10.1002/mgg3.1914 [doi] LID - e1914 AB - BACKGROUND: In recent years, the development of high-throughput sequencing technology has promoted the rapid development of circRNA-related research. Studies have found that circRNA plays a key role in a variety of tumors, but few people study the role of circRNA in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Under comprehensive treatments, the 5-year survival rate can reach about 70%, but some patients still have distant metastases or recurrences after treatment. Therefore, it is very important to study the molecular mechanisms of the proliferation and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS: QRT-PCR was applied to detect the relative expression level of circFOXM1 in NPC and nasopharyngeal epithelial cell lines. We knocked down circFOXM1 and studied the influence of circFOXM1 on NPC cells. Nuclear and cytoplasmic RNA isolation experiments, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), bioinformatics analysis, the dual-luciferase reporter experiment, Western Blot, and other experiments were conducted to verify the relationships among circFOXM1, miR-136-5p, and SMAD2. We collected clinical NPC samples to prove the effect of circFOXM1 on the prognosis and treatment of NPC. RESULTS: In this study, we found that circFOXM1 is highly expressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissue cells compared with adjacent normal tissues and is related to the staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. High expression of circFOXM1 indicates a poor prognosis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Knockdown of CircFOXM1 inhibited the proliferation and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. CONCLUSION: CircFOXM1 promotes the malignant proliferation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells by regulating the miR-136-5p-SMAD2 axis. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Pei, Shuai AU - Pei S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8523-3484 AD - Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Ma, Chengxian AU - Ma C AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Chen, Jie AU - Chen J AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Hu, Xinyu AU - Hu X AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Du, Mingyu AU - Du M AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Xu, Tian AU - Xu T AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Zhan, Mengna AU - Zhan M AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Xue, Ke AU - Xue K AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Zhang, Yufeng AU - Zhang Y AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Yin, Li AU - Yin L AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - He, Xia AU - He X AD - Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. AD - Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220310 PL - United States TA - Mol Genet Genomic Med JT - Molecular genetics & genomic medicine JID - 101603758 RN - 0 (FOXM1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Forkhead Box Protein M1) RN - 0 (MIRN136 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Circular) RN - 0 (SMAD2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Smad2 Protein) SB - IM MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Forkhead Box Protein M1 MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics MH - *Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma/genetics MH - *Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/genetics MH - *RNA, Circular MH - Smad2 Protein/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC9034685 OTO - NOTNLM OT - NPC OT - ceRNA OT - circFOXM1 OT - invasion OT - miR-136-5p OT - migration COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest in this work. EDAT- 2022/03/11 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/27 06:00 PMCR- 2022/03/10 CRDT- 2022/03/10 05:51 PHST- 2021/08/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/12/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/02/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/03/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/10 05:51 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - MGG31914 [pii] AID - 10.1002/mgg3.1914 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2022 May;10(5):e1914. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1914. Epub 2022 Mar 10.